Upon install of the Green WD5000AZRX hard drive, I found it is not yet listed on the website and I needed to know if it is an Advanced Format Drive. It is and requires install of AcronisAlignTool_s_e_2_0_111 from the Windows environment.
If this is a fresh XP OS install you will need to first run the Align program prior to OS install. Placing the drive in another computer was suggested by support to use the Graphical interface in a Windows environment
AcronisAlignTool_s_e_2_0_111.exe (69.3 MB)
[http://support.wd.com/product/downloadsw.asp?sid=128
](http://support.wd.com/product/downloadsw.asp?sid=128)
WD Align is only necessary for users who have:
- Installed Windows XP to a WD AFD
- Cloned a source bootable hard drive with any Windows OS to a target AFD
- Created single or multiple partitions on an AFD using Windows XP
This will allow the drive to work at expected optimal performance.
http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=805&ac=
Since I had so much time involved looking for this Drive on the website,
and about 45 min on hold for support assistance,
I thought posting the info here would be helpful to those few people needing to install on Windows XP.
